It was a dark and stormy night. The winds tore through the Gerlache with gusts up to 95 miles an hour. Seas were churning. Snow blew off the tops of icebergs, sometimes in huge chunksContinue reading
Category: conservation
Flandres Bay (Wed., 5/26/10) – Small boat surveying in snow
“Don’t worry. I’m a trained professional. This is part of my job. We know what we’re doing.” These are things that I’ve said to my mother after explaining to her what I do for myContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay (Tues., 5/25/10) – Farewell Wilhelmina Bay
When we woke up this morning we didn’t have to contend with yesterday’s low visibility; instead we encountered 20 knot winds and choppy seas, even in the shelter of Wilhelmina Bay. Despite the weather, ourContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay (Mon., 5/24/10)- When the snow clouds touch water
Today the snow clouds came down to sea level and covered the water in a thick blanket of low visibility and constant snow. We had a lot of work to do so we could notContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay (Sun., 5/23/10) – Elliot, starfish loves you!
After having a day of squirrelly un-tag-able whales yesterday, the tagging team was charged and ready to go this morning. They launched the small boats early (8:30 am) and immediately found multiple whales in theContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay (Sat., 5/22/10) – Epic Visual Observations
An important goal of the MISHAP program is to place the foraging behavior of Antarctic humpbacks into the context of their prey distribution and density, and in relation to other krill predators. So, while AriContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay, (Fri., 5/21/10) – “Snow Day”
We woke up today in Wilhelmina Bay with winds gusting up to 50 knots and snow pouring down on us. Such conditions are not favorable for launching the small zodiacs and/or for visually surveying forContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay, (Fri., 5/20/10) – Gradients
Our primary scientific objective is to study interactions between humpback whales and their prey, krill. This is why we tag the whales and why we are interested in the physical and biological factors that influenceContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay, (Wed.,5/19/10) – Tarzan and Jane –good things come in pairs
Tomorrow is my mom’s birthday – Happy Birthday Mom! Last year we named one of our tagged whales after her, “Ellie,” on her birthday. How do I beat that birthday gift? This year on herContinue reading
Antarctica (Wed.,5/19/10) – A message from Antarctica
Ari Friedlaender shares his thoughts and photos in this video slideshow